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Adam Crooks
Adam Crooks
	Adam Crooks, 1872
Ontario MPP
	In office; 1875–1883
Preceded by	Adam Oliver
Succeeded by	George Atwell Cooke
Constituency	Oxford South
	In office; 1871–1874
Preceded by	John Wallis
Succeeded by	Robert Bell
Constituency	Toronto West
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1827; West Flamboro, Ontario
Died	December 28, 1885 (aged 58); Hartford, Connecticut
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Lawyer

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Adam Crooks, QC (December 11, 1827 – December 28, 1885) was an Ontario Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Toronto West from 1871 to 1874 and moved to the riding of Oxford South from 1875 to 1886.

Background

Crooks was born in West Flamboro, Ontario and the son of James Crooks & Jane Cummings. He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. During his time in Toronto, he studied law and was called to the bar in 1851. Crooks married Emily Ann C. Evans in 1857. Their child, Lawrence Ogden Crooks, was born in 1858.^[2] During the early 1860s, Adam Crooks successfully appealed a lower court decision against the Commercial Bank of Canada before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England.^[3] In 1863, he was named Queen's Counsel. Near the end of his life, he suffered from problems with his physical and mental health and was forced to retire from public life. He died in Hartford, Connecticut.

Politics

He served as Attorney General from 1871 to 1872 and provincial treasurer from 1872 to 1877. Crooks played a major role in developing the 1876 liquor licence act, also known as the Crooks Act, which attempted to control the sale of alcohol within the province. He also served as the first Minister of Education in Ontario, appointed in 1876, after the retirement of Rev. Dr. Egerton Ryerson, who was Chief Superintendent.^[4]

Electoral history

v t e 1871 Ontario general election: Toronto West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Adam Crooks	1,487	53.05	+10.31
	Conservative	John Wallis	1,316	46.95	−10.31
Turnout			2,803	51.84	−1.10
Eligible voters			5,407
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+10.31
Source: Elections Ontario^[5]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Toronto West Ministerial by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Adam Crooks	884	97.14	+44.09
	Independent	Mr. Harman	26	2.86
Total valid votes			910	100.0	−67.53
	Liberal hold		Swing		+44.09
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[6]^: 482

v t e 1875 Ontario general election: Toronto East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Crooks Cameron	1,849	53.83	+1.27
	Liberal	Adam Crooks	1,579	45.97	−1.47
	Independent	R.M. Allen	7	0.20
Total valid votes			3,435	54.42	+2.16
Eligible voters			6,312
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.37
Source: Elections Ontario^[7]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875: Oxford South Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Adam Crooks	1,612	54.39
	Conservative	B. Hopkins	1,352	45.61
Total valid votes			2,964
	Liberal hold		Swing		–
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario^[6]^: 278

v t e 1879 Ontario general election: Oxford South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Adam Crooks	1,775	66.73	+12.34
	Independent	Mr. Brown	835	31.39
	Independent	Mr. Markham	50	1.88
Total valid votes			2,660	48.33
Eligible voters			5,504
	Liberal hold		Swing		+12.34
Source: Elections Ontario^[8]

References

^ Adam Crook, Library and Archives Canada, 1872
^ Wheeler, William Ogden (1907). The Ogden family in America, Elizabethtown branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pilgrim, and his descendants, 1640-1906 ... Printed ... by J.B. Lippincott Co. OCLC 191114217.
^ The Commercial Bank of Canada v The Great Western Railway Company of Canada [1865] UKPC 30, (1865) 3 Moo PC NS 295; 16 ER 112 (27 July 1865) (on appeal from Canada)
^ "Adam Crooks". Archives of Ontario. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

External links

Stamp, Robert M. (1982). "Crooks, Adam". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
Adam Crooks – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)

Preceded by Edmund Burke Wood	Treasurer of Ontario 1872–1877	Succeeded by Samuel Wood

[1] Adam Crook, Library and Archives Canada, 1872

[2] Wheeler, William Ogden (1907). The Ogden family in America, Elizabethtown branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pilgrim, and his descendants, 1640-1906 ... Printed ... by J.B. Lippincott Co. OCLC 191114217.

[3] The Commercial Bank of Canada v The Great Western Railway Company of Canada [1865] UKPC 30, (1865) 3 Moo PC NS 295; 16 ER 112 (27 July 1865) (on appeal from Canada)

[4] "Adam Crooks". Archives of Ontario. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010.

[5] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[Lewis1968-6] Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.

[ElectionsOnt1875-7] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[ElectionsOnt1879-8] "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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 '''Adam Crooks''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|QC}} (December 11, 1827 &ndash; December 28, 1885) was an [[Ontario]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member]] of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] for [[Toronto West (provincial electoral district)|Toronto West]] from 1871 to 1874 and moved to the riding of [[Oxford South (provincial electoral district)|Oxford South]] from 1875 to 1886.
 ==Background==
-Crooks was born in [[Flamborough, Ontario|West Flamboro, Ontario]], the son of [[James Crooks]] and Jane Cummings. He studied at [[Upper Canada College]] and the [[University of Toronto]]. During his time in Toronto, he studied law and was called to the bar in 1851. Crooks married Emily Ann C. Evans in 1857. Their child, Lawrence Ogden Crooks, was born in 1858.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Ogden family in America, Elizabethtown branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pilgrim, and his descendants, 1640-1906 ...|author=Wheeler, William Ogden|date=1907|publisher=Printed ... by J.B. Lippincott Co|oclc=191114217}}</ref> During the early 1860s, Adam Crooks successfully appealed a lower court decision against the [[Commercial Bank of Canada]] before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in [[England]]. In 1863, he was named [[Queen's Counsel]]. Near the end of his life, he suffered from problems with his physical and mental health and was forced to retire from public life. He died in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].
+Crooks was born in [[Flamborough, Ontario|West Flamboro, Ontario]] and the son of [[James Crooks]] & Jane Cummings. He studied at [[Upper Canada College]] and the [[University of Toronto]]. During his time in Toronto, he studied law and was called to the bar in 1851. Crooks married Emily Ann C. Evans in 1857. Their child, Lawrence Ogden Crooks, was born in 1858.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Ogden family in America, Elizabethtown branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pilgrim, and his descendants, 1640-1906 ...|author=Wheeler, William Ogden|date=1907|publisher=Printed ... by J.B. Lippincott Co|oclc=191114217}}</ref> During the early 1860s, Adam Crooks successfully appealed a lower court decision against the [[Commercial Bank of Canada]] before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in [[England]].<ref>{{cite BAILII|litigants=The Commercial Bank of Canada v The Great Western Railway Company of Canada|link=|court=UKPC|year=1865|num=30|format=1|date=27 July 1865|parallelcite= (1865) 3 Moo PC NS 295; 16 ER 112|juris=Canada|ref=}}</ref> In 1863, he was named [[Queen's Counsel]]. Near the end of his life, he suffered from problems with his physical and mental health and was forced to retire from public life. He died in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].
 ==Politics==
 He served as [[Attorney General of Ontario|Attorney General]] from 1871 to 1872 and provincial treasurer from 1872 to 1877. Crooks played a major role in developing the 1876 liquor licence act, also known as the Crooks Act, which attempted to control the sale of alcohol within the province. He also served as the first [[Minister of Education (Ontario)|Minister of Education]] in Ontario, appointed in 1876, after the retirement of Rev. Dr. [[Egerton Ryerson]], who was [[Chief Superintendent]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Crooks |url=https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/education/crooks.aspx |date=December 18, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218083511/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/education/crooks.aspx |archivedate=December 18, 2010 |publisher=Archives of Ontario}}</ref>
+==Electoral history==
+{{1871 Ontario general election/Toronto West}}
+{{1872 Ontario provincial by-elections/Toronto West}}
+{{1875 Ontario general election/Toronto East}}
+{{1875 Ontario provincial by-elections/Oxford South}}
+{{1879 Ontario general election/Oxford South}}
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
 * {{cite DCB |first=Robert M. |last=Stamp |title=Crooks, Adam |volume=11 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/crooks_adam_11E.html}}
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-[[Category:Attorneys General of Ontario]]
+[[Category:Attorneys general of Ontario]]
-[[Category:Canadian Queen's Counsel]]
+[[Category:Canadian King's Counsel]]
-[[Category:Finance ministers of Ontario]]
+[[Category:Ministers of finance of Ontario]]
 [[Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs]]
 [[Category:Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario]]
 [[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]
 [[Category:Upper Canada College alumni]]
+[[Category:19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]

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